Record-ejecting device



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RECORD-EJECTENG DEVICE.

Application filed August 111, 1922.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, DONATO DI CARLO, a subject of the King of italy (having declared my intention of becoming a citizen of the United States) residing at Philadelphia. in the countyT of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Record-Ejecting Devices, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to phonograph record cabinets and more particularly to record ejecting devices therefor.

rlhe object of the invention is to provide a cabinet which will accommodate a maximum number of records and prevent accidental displacement thereof, and means whereby any one of a number of records may be ejected by a single operating member, as desired.

These objects, and other advantageous ends which will be described hereinafter, 1

'attain in the following manner, reference being had to the accompanying drawings in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a phonograph cabinet constructed in accordance with the invention, f

Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical sectional view through a compartment to disclose the record ejecting means.

Figure 3 is an inverted top plan view of an ejecting means as applied to one compartment, and

Figure 4f is a rear elevation of the structure shown in Figure 3, on a reduced scale.

In the drawings, 5 is a housing, suc as a phonograph cabinet, the lower part of which is divided, by vertical walls 6V and horizontal walls or shelves 7, into a number of compartments. As illustrated, there is an upper compartment adapted to `receive the larger records horizontally and four lower compartments adapted to receive smaller records vertically or on edge.

The upper compartment is divided by horizontal partitions 8 into corresponding cells 9 and the lower compartments are divided by vertical partitions 10 into corresponding cells 11, each cell having a space of suiiicient width to accommodate a record of the flat tablet type. Each of thc compartments may be provided with an auxiliary top wall 12 and, between top wall 12 and the adjacent division wall of the cabinet, a space 14 is produced. Such a space is provided at the Serial No. 581,580.

top of each compartment to accommodate record ej ecting devices, and since all of these devices are the same construction., a description of one will suilice.

The partitions which divide the compartment into cells, are provided at their front edges with bindings or coverings 15 of some material such as velvet, to permit the records to be inserted in the cells by a slight pressure, but to furnish sufficient friction on the opposite faces of the record to retain them against accidental displacement. The inner or rear edges of the partitions are spaced from the back of the housing or back walls of the various compartments and the medial portions of said edges project rearwardly as indicated at 16. An inverted U-shaped bracket 17 is mounted at the back of each compartment and its bight portion 18 is disposed at the back of space 14: and provided with a number of apertures 19 corresponding in number and disposed in alignment with the cells.

Contact members 2O are slidable in. apertures 18 and extend forwardly and rearwardly thereof. Levers 21 are mounted on a pivot 22 supported in rear of bracket 17 and the upper ends of the levers 21 are pivotally connected to Contact members 2O as indicated` at 23. Retractile springs 24. connect the short arms of the levers to a cross bar 25 of bracket 17 and hold said arms forwardly displaced. A cross rod 26 is mounted on bracket 17 and limits the outward movements of said arms and the contact members. The lower or longer arms of the levers are bent forwardly to lie between the projecting parts 16 of the partitions. and are limited in their rearward movements by cross rod 26 but are adapted to contact with the peripheral edges of the records 16 in their normal positions, as indicated in Figure 2 of the drawings.

A push rod 27 is slidablv mounted in a pivot 28 upon top 12. Contact members 2O are of different lengths so that their outer ends lie in an arc concentric to the pivot` of the push rod 27. A rectangular head 29 is provided at the inner end of rod 27 and a block 30 is fixed to the rod to prevent it from turning on its axis in conjunction with head 29. A curved index plate 31 is mount ed above each compartment over space 14 and rod 27, and a pointer 32 is slidably supported on the rod and is adapted to move on the curved edge of the plate concentrically to pivot 28.. An expansible spring 33 holds the push rod outward with head 29 disengaged from contact members 20. Springs 2liact to hold the contact members and levers in the full line pesi-tion shown in Figure 2.

Stops 84C limit the swing of push rod27, in either direction, by engagement with head 29 so that when the push red is swung to either position shown in dotted lines in Figure 3 ot the drawings. its head 29 will be in aligmnent with the adjacent end plunger or the push rod may be swung on its pivot to bring pointer 32 adjacent any one of the index marks on plate 3l to bring head 29 infront of any one oi the contact members 20. Then, by pushing on rod 27 against spring 33, head 29 will engage the contact member adjacent te which it has been positioned and move it rearwardly to correspondingly swing theshort arm of the lever 21 against the action of spring 24 and swing the longer arm of the lever forwardly to eject the record, as shown in dotted lines in Figure 2 of the drawings. The forward pressure of lever 2l is applied to the rear edge of the record and projects it from its cell so that it can be readily grasped and removed. Release of pressure on push rod 27 will permit the parts to return to their normal positions, under the action of springs 24: and 33, as shown in full lines in Figure 2. Since slight movement et contact members20 is required to eject the records, owing to mounting of levers 2l, the` device is easily manipulated and any record may be independently moved into position to grasped as wanted, by common actuating means.

While I have described my invention as taking a particular term, it will be understood that the various partsot my invention may be changed without departing from the spirit thereof, and hence l do not limit myself to the precise construction set forth, but consider that I am at liberty to malte such changes and alterations as fairly come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A compartment having a series ol cells adapted to receive records; a series of levers mounted in the rear et the cells, one end of each lever `being adapted to engage a record, the other end having a contact member whereby the lever may be actuated, and a push-rod adapted to be swung into position for direct engagement with any selected contact member.

2. A compartment having a series of cells adapted to receive records; a series of levers mounted in the rear of the cells, one end et each lever being adapted to engage a record, the vother end having a contact member i negeer push-red normally held from engagement 'Y with the contact members, pivoted to swing into position for direct engagement with any selected contact member, and slidable relatively to `its pivot to actuate the VContact Y member.

fl. A compartment having a ser-ies of cells adapted to receive records; a series et levers mounted in the rear of the cells, one end of each lever' being adapted to engage a record, the other` end having a contact memberV whereby the lever maybe actuated; a push rod adapted to be swung into position for direct engagement with any selected contact member, and means for automatically restoring the levers Vand contact members to Y their idle position. Y

5. A compartment having a series et cells adapted to receive records; a series of levers mounted in the rear of the cells, one end of each lever being adapted to engage a rec ord, the other end having a Vcontactmember whereby the levermay be actuated, the contact members being of varying lengths with i their free ends in the arc of a circle, and a push-rod adapted to be swung into position for engagement with any Vselected contact member.

6. A compartment having a series of cellsadapted to receive records; a corresponding series of leversV mounted inthe rear of the cells, one end of each lever being adapted to engage a record; a slidable contact member pivotally connected to the other end ofthe lever, and a push-rod having a pivoted bearing whereby it may be swung laterally into position for direct .engagement and slidable relatively to its pivot to actuate the contact member.

7. A compartment having a series of cells adapted to receive records; a corresponding series of levers mounted in the rear of. the cells, one end of each lever being adapted to engage a record; a slidable contact member pivotally connected to the other end ,of

the lever, .and a push-rod normally held from engagement with the contact members, having a pivoted bearing whereby it may be swung laterally into position for direct engagement with any selected ContactV member.

8. A compartment having a series of cells adapted to receive records; a corresponding series of levers mounted in the rear of the cells, one end of each lever being adapted' to engage a record Y; a slidable contact memuit ber pivotelly connected to the other end. o't In testimony whereof I have signed my the levei; e push rod normally held from name to this speoieetion in the presence 10 engagement with the Contact members, hevof two subscribing witnesses. ing a pivoted bearing whereby it may be swung leteielly into position for direct en- DONATO DI CARLO gegement with any selected Contact member, Witnesses: and means for automatically restoring the GUIDO DI GIAMMARINO,

levers to their idle positions. CHAs. E. PoTTs. 

